The Process and Causes of the Change in Royong from Ritual to Performing Art in the Makassar Tribal Community in South Sulawesi

Abstract

This research is a qualitative study to obtain descriptive data in the form of written or spoken words from people or observed behavior in examining the process and causes of changes in royong in the Makassar tribe community. The method used is ethnography. The results showed that the process and causes of changes in royong in the Makassar tribe community besides being influenced by religious, social and economic factors, there are four main factors that become the process and causes of changes in royong in the Makassar tribe community including, (1)  royong as community space, (2) royong as a palace artist’s creativity, (3) royong as a creative artist’s creativity, (4) royong as a social-culture in a supporting a society.